This Day, That Year

Editor's note: This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China.

An item from Aug 7, 1986, from China Daily showed a satellite for educational programs on TV being set up in Aba county, Sichuan province, enabling the locals to watch television at home. It was part of a satellite education program to train local teachers. The program opened in 1987.

Rural education in China has improved dramatically over the decades.